Walder Foundation
EIN 464092041Total Given 2016–2024
$94.7M
730 grants · $10.5M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $50K–$150K
grant size
48%
supporter · 157/330 multi-year
repeat
$199.7M
Assets (2024)
330
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
Foundation For Learning Development
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $831K | $2K | $307K | 13 |
| 2017 | N/A | $907 | $0 | N/A |
| 2020 | $27.4M | $265.2M | $14.1M | 174 |
| 2022 | $19.6M | $212.8M | $9.2M | 135 |
| 2023 | $22.5M | $215.9M | $4.2M | 208 |
| 2024 | $24.4M | $199.7M | $9.0M | 200 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 730 grants on record
Minimum
$180
25th Pctl
$50K
Median
$100K
Average
$130K
75th Pctl
$150K
Maximum
$2.2M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.4% of US grants
· Rank #11 of 23 states
$365K across
3 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Bexar
- 2 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (730 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,250,000 | Arie Crown Hebrew Day School Capital Project | 2024 |
| Lubavitch Girls High School Inc | Chicago, IL | $2,000,000 | Capital Expenses fund for Construction of a New School building | 2023 |
| Chicago Mezuzah and Mitzvah Campaign | Chicago, IL | $1,500,000 | the renovation of the building fund at 6745 N. California ave, Chicago, IL 60645 | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,500,000 | Arie Crown Hebrew Day School Capital Project | 2020 |
| Lubavitch Girls High School Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,500,000 | Capital Expenses for Construction of a New School building | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 | JUF Covid-19 Initiative | 2020 |
| Lubavitch Girls High School Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 | Capital expenses fund associated construction of a new school building | 2020 |
| 3Arts Inc | Chicago, IL | $900,000 | general operating support; the arts for Illinois relief fund for performing artists in the greater Chicago... | 2020 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $700,000 | Surveillance, Transmission Dynamics, and Disparities of covid-19 among Chicago children | 2020 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | $550,000 | Arts Work Fund's Arts for Illinois Relief Fund | 2020 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $550,000 | Alive Church Network: Increasing COVID-19 Testing in Chicago's African American Testing Deserts | 2020 |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $546,000 | COVID Equity Response Collaborative Loyola fund | 2020 |
| Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Ga | Glencoe, IL | $528,869 | Improving ex situ plant conservation: Scaling up zoo pedigree management approaches to critically rare plants in the Pacific | 2022 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinoi | Urbana, IL | $520,000 | Chicago CAN beat COVID-19: Investigating the efficy of a novel self-testing approach and persuasive mHealth... | 2020 |
| City of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events' covid relief fund for performing arts venues | 2020 |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Fresh Taste Initiative chicago region food system fund | 2020 |
| Kehillah Jewish Education Fund | Skokie, IL | $500,000 | Covid-19 relief fund | 2020 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinoi | Urbana, IL | $500,000 | Chicago Prototype Coronavirus Assessment Network Node project | 2020 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund | 2020 |
| University of Guelph | Guelph, None | $500,000 | Support for BioAlfa/BIOSCAN initiatives at the Center for Biodiversity Genomics | 2020 |
| Yeshivas Meor Hatorah of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | building renovation fund - new dormitory located at 3635 West Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60645 | 2020 |
| Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School | Skokie, IL | $500,000 | Hillel Torah Campus Expansion and Renovation | 2024 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | $482,709 | Global expansion of Chicago-led urban biodiversity research and conservation network | 2024 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $474,117 | B3: Boosters, Breakthroughs, and Biorepositories | 2022 |
| Alliance for the Great Lakes | Chicago, IL | $450,000 | Chicago(land) Flooding and Sanitation Equity Initiative | 2024 |